Wicked Composer Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center After Trump Renaming
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Описание: Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz has cancelled a planned appearance at the Kennedy Center after the famed arts institution was renamed in honor of President Donald Trump. The 77-year-old Oscar and Grammy winner was set to appear at a May gala with the Washington National Opera. But the event and its tickets were quietly removed from the Kennedy Center website earlier this month. In December, the Kennedy Center’s board voted unanimously to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center — a move that sparked immediate backlash. In a statement, Schwartz explained his decision, saying: “The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies…It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.” Schwartz joins other artists who’ve pulled out, including Hamilton, Issa Rae, and jazz band The Cookers. Meanwhile, Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell dismissed reports of Schwartz’s booking as totally bogus. The controversy comes as ticket sales at the Kennedy Center hit their lowest point since the pandemic, with more than 43 percent of seats left unsold this fall.
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